Our pick of the best films based on true stories, from Zero Dark Thirty to The Wolf of Wall Street

Now that summer is officially over and the (alarmingly warm) days are getting shorter, there’s something particularly fitting about relaxing into the sofa for the night to watch a thrilling film.

Fantasy and horror movies are all well and good, but there’s something particularly attractive about jaw-dropping stories that are actually based on real-life. With so many brilliant options out there, here’s our pick of some of the best films based on real events.